Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"… Barney’s partner in Thompson’s Memorial until his death in 1962. The building and business was sold in 1971 to Lee and John Somers."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… operated the store on the wharf until near his death in 1810. Many deliveries and shipments of goods went through Vose’s wharf."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… Source These sketches described the injuries and deaths of citizens of Thomaston Maine during the Civil War."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… Historical Society After General Knox’s death in 1806, merchants and traders, including Ballard Green, Eli Merrill, John Paine, and Patrick Keegan…"

Longfellow Garden Club

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… Sr., his own childhood, including his father's death; his mother's remarriage to Solomon Raynes, and the family's move to Brewer and Ball Hill Cove…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… Trail Conference’s chairman from 1931 until his death in 1952. Chronicler of North Lubec history and extensive writer on mountains and trails."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Daniel Wilkinson was the last person to get the death penalty in Maine. William Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"and Carroll D. Prince Bequest The death of Carroll D. Prince on September 5, 1920, and of his wife, Annie Lincoln Prince, on October 10, 1920…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… Together they operated the school until Sara's death in 1888. Julia's grief was so great that she was unable to continue and then spent her time…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"After Stevens’ death in 1880, Coombs continued to practice architecture on his own. For the next sixteen years, he worked without a partner, relying…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… operated a closely knit family office until his death in 1940. Younger brother Henry Wingate Stevens served as his chief draughtsman for forty-six…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… practiced architecture from 1872 until his death in 1909. In 1891 he hired twenty- year-old Harry C."

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"She lived in the Wadsworth-Longfellow House until her death in 1901, bequeathing the house and property to the Maine Historical Society to honor the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… war years, the result of military and civilian deaths, the flight of men avoiding the draft, and the emigration of young people in search of new…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Upon Benjamin’s death, the church became the beneficiary of his home and an endowment fund. Deacon Crosby’s death was noted in the church records and…"

Maine State Archives

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Leeds Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… Norton (1896-1985) moved into the home after the death of her husband in 1963. Marion broke her hip beyond repair and lived in the corner room on…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… Gross lived in Brunswick and Topsham until his death in 1855 at the age of 45. Slightly later in time is the ambrotype of Captain Lewis Mitchell of…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Elizabeth of Hungary. His promising career ended prematurely in his death from tuberculosis at the age of thirty-five in 1861."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"McKeen gifted them to MHS after his death. The inclusive dates for the collection are circa 1627 to circa 1866, which also pre and postdate the…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… Alice wrote from Steep Falls, listing the latest deaths in town, lamenting, “Isn’t it awfully bad. Honestly we are loosing [sic] about as many in…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"News reports put the death toll between 183 and 200; the only copy of the passenger list went down with the ship. There were only 17 survivors."